Wednesday, 14 September 2011

A blast from the past - Stone Colossus

I'll be posting an update on the progress (there is some!) on my Dark Elf Diorama at the weekend. In the meantime...

I've had this guy half finished on my desk for ages. Earlier this Summer I
finally got around to getting him completed & based up.

The colossus was a lot of fun to paint and gave me the
chance to experiment with combining some new paint effects & techniques. I
got the idea of painting coloured bands in the stone from a couple real
examples - both are statues of Ramses II. One is from Tanis and the other is
the famous 'Young Memnon' in the British Museum.

The paints were all from Games Workshop. The base colour is
Iyanden Darksun from the foundation paint range. I think (it was a while ago)
that I may have mixed in a little Snakebite Leather to make the colour a bit
less yellow. To highlight I just mixed in Skull White and dry brushed (lots).
For the shading and bands of darker colour I used Scorched Brown and Bestial
Brown in lots of layered washes. There are quite a lot of layered washes and
dry brushing to bring out the texture. It’s then back to the highlight colour
to pick out the detail and edges gradually adding more white to the mix. The
metallic areas are Dwarf Bronze shaded with Scorched Brown. The verdigris is a
mix of Hawk Turquoise and white applied as a wash and built up in layers.

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Who is Sproket?

I’m a Graphic Designer and Illustrator, now retired, who has become a full time hobbyist. With the exception of a few years where I dropped out of the hobby I’ve been painting minis since I was in my teens. Over the years I've won a few trophies for my painting and four Slayer Swords but my quest to grow and develop as a painter continues - there is always something new to learn!